Romania President Klaus Iohannis resigns ahead of election re-run

Romania President Klaus Iohannis resigns ahead of election re-run

PA Media Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis has resigned following pressure for him to step down ahead of a re-run of a presidential election that was controversially cancelled last year. The December vote was voided by Romania’s top court after allegations of Russian state meddling. The outgoing Iohannis, a pro-EU liberal,…

Ed Sheeran stopped from busking in Bengaluru by Indian police

Ed Sheeran stopped from busking in Bengaluru by Indian police

British pop star Ed Sheeran was stopped from busking in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru on Sunday, with police saying he didn’t have the necessary permissions. A video showing a local police officer unplugging Sheeran’s microphone on Bengaluru’s Church Street – a crowded shopping and entertainment area – has…

Ecuador election ends in a ‘tie’ prompting run-off in April

Ecuador election ends in a ‘tie’ prompting run-off in April

Ione Wells South America correspondent Reuters The campaign was dominated by the incumbent, Daniel Noboa’s hard-line approach to Ecuador’s violent drug gangs Ecuador’s presidential election will go to a second round after a closely contested first-round result failed to produce an outright winner. The electoral authorities called it a “technical…

Super Bowl 2025: Philadelphia Eagles demolish Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to win NFL title

Super Bowl 2025: Philadelphia Eagles demolish Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to win NFL title

The Philadelphia Eagles demolished the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to deny them an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl. The Chiefs were playing in their fifth Super Bowl in six years and much of the pre-game hype focused on a potential three-peat. But the Eagles utterly dominated in New Orleans, in…

‘Grease and rags’ sewer fatberg blockage ends Bryan Adams concert

‘Grease and rags’ sewer fatberg blockage ends Bryan Adams concert

Hannah Ritchie BBC News, Sydney Getty Images The Grammy Award winner was due to perform in Perth on Sunday A “large” sewer blockage caused by “fat, grease and rags” has forced the cancellation of a Bryan Adams concert in Australia on public health grounds. The Grammy Award winning artist was…